Waterproof shoe.



C. M. LENKER.

WATERPROOF SHOE.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 9, 1915.

1,136,819. Patented Apr. 20, 1915.

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CHARLES m. LENKER, 0F SHA IfIOK IN, PENNSYLVANIA.

WATERPROOF SHOE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 20, 1915.

Application filed February 8, 1915. Serial 30. 7,081.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES M. LENKER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Shamokin, in the county of Northumberland and State ofPennsylvania, have invented certainvnew anduseful Improvements in\Vatcrproof Shoes; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame, reference being bad to the accompanying drawings, and to theletters and figuresof reference marked thereon, which form a part ofthis specification.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in shoes andespecially in the provision of means for making the joints intermediatethe sole and the.upper waterproof.

The invention consists of a simple and efficient device of this nature,comprising various details of construction and arrangements of partswhich will be hereinafter fully described, shown in the accompanyingdrawings and then specifically defined in theappended claim.

I illustrate my invention in the accompanying drawings, in wlnch- Figure1 is WPGISPGOUVG view of a shoe .made in accordance with my invention.Fig.

2 is a sectional view on line 2-2 of Fig. 1, and Fig. 3 is an enlargedbottom plan view, parts being broken away to illustrate differ -v entparts of the shoe.

Reference now being had to the details of the drawings by letter, Adesignates the upper of a shoe to the inner face of which a sheet ofwater proof material B is pasted or otherwise attached, and Cdesignatesa canvas lining inelosing the rubber sheet. The insole isdesignated by letter E and is fastened to the welting' D through themedium of the stitches F. Between the insole E and the outer sole H is asheet of rubber or other water-proof material, designated by letter N,which is seated in a recess formed in the bottom of the insole andextends to the'edge of the insole and overlaps the joint intermediatethe welt and inturned edge of the upper, A second sheet of water-proofmaterial, designated by letter O,-is placed in a recess formed in theupper surface of'the outer sole H and is held flat against the adacentface of the sheet N and-extends outward over the concaved or cut awayportion of the outsole to which the welt is fastened by the stitching R.

When the water-proof material is adjusted and secured in the mannershown, it will be noted that not only will the lining be protected bythe sheet of water-proof material intermediate the same and the upperbut the joints which are intermediate the upper and the sole and havedouble surfaces of Water; proof material will prevent moisture comingthrough the joints intermediate the upw, I

per and sole.

\Vhat I claim to be new is A water-proof'shoe comprising an upper and aninsole having a recess in the under marginal surface thereof, a sheet ofwaterproof material in said recess and projecting over the inturned edgeof the upper, a welt stitched to. said water-proof material, upper andinsole, an' out sole having a recess in its upper marginal surface, anda sheet of water-proof material in said recess andin contact with thewater-proof material in the under surface of the insole and extendingunderneath the welt.

In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature in presence of twowitnesses.

, CHARLES M. LENKER. Witnesses PAUL FENDRIGK, C. E. HUGHES.

